Non exotic fruit co-products such as pea, apple, sugar beet, carob
and citrus are now regularly incorporated into foods for their
nutritional, functional and technological properties (Fernández-
López, 2008). However, there have been very few studies designed
to explore the food industry potential of tropical exotic fruit coproducts.
Many agricultural co-products are rich in dietary fibres. Dietary
fibres obtained from co-products may also contain appreciable
amounts of colorants, antioxidants or other substances with
positive health effects, such as those that may protect against